"You know it's been 43 years since the first and only time that a jazz artist got the album of the year award. I'd like to thank the academy for courageously breaking the mold this time. " Herbie Hancock, on winning a Grammy Award for "River: The Joni Letters."
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"I appreciate everything and I know you are really proud of me right now and I know you wouldn't want me to stop and you'd want me to be the No. 1 artist in the world. And Mama, all I'm gonna do is keep making you proud." " Kanye West, speaking about his late mother as he accepted a Grammy Award for rap album.
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"I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye? ... Just kidding." " Vince Gill, accepting the Grammy Award for best country album from Ringo Starr.
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"To my mom and dad, for my Blake, my Blake incarcerated, and for London. This is for London because Camden Town ain't burning down." " Amy Winehouse, after winning a Grammy for record of the year for "Rehab." Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is in jail awaiting trial on charges of assault and lying to police.
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"It's what I love to do, and when something like that happens, it's like, 'This is actually kind of working out."' " Ellen Page, a best-actress Oscar nominee for "Juno," on winning acclaim for her acting.
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"I still go to the 'Juno' celebration parties people throw, that's a lot of fun. I show up for the free food." " Rainn Wilson, who co-stars on NBC's "The Office," on the excitement over the Oscar-nominated pregnancy comedy. He has a small role in the film as a clerk at a convenience store.
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"A lot of people in my age group I think are talking about the same thing " how in the last seven years, we as a nation have been taken on a grand tour away from what this nation was meant to be. I'm feeling awake with not only frustration but with a feeling of possibility and an urgency to try to incite people to owning our power." " Sheryl Crow.
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"We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts. Seat belt safety is extremely important." " Billy Ray Cyrus, responding to complaints that he and his daughter, the "Hannah Montana" actress Miley Cyrus, weren't buckled up for one of their scenes in their new hit concert movie.
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"Tony loves me in Uggs. He says, 'Wear your Hugs, honey' " that's how he pronounces it with his French accent." " Eva Longoria, telling In Style magazine about husband Tony Parker's shoe fetish.
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"My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say, 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you."' " John Mayer.